Former Officials
MAYORS, POSTMASTERS, SHERIFFS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, DOCTORSFormer Mayors
The city of Victoria was incorporated in the year of 1839 with the following serving as the first officials:| John J. LINN, Mayor | John HAYES, Secretary |
| John MCCRABB, Treasurer | Alexander DUNLAP, Alderman |
| Robert CARLISLE, Alderman | Wm. DAVIS, Alderman |
Subsequent mayors and the years of their terms are as follows:
| 1840 - J.A. MOODY | 1906-1909 - J.H. SCHNEIDER |
| 1841 - Jas. D. OWENS | 1910-1913 - Wm. J. CRAIG |
| 1842 - A.S. McDONALD | 1914-1915 - A. KLEIN |
| 1843 - A.M. WIGINGTON (1st part of year) | 1915-1916 - J.H. FLEMING |
| 1843 - John J.H. GRAMMONT (last of year) | 1927-1918 - A. KLEIN |
| 1844 - Richard ROMAN | 1919-1920 - Isaac Augustus HEATH |
| 1845-1846 - J.O. WHEELER | 1921-1931 - S.S. SITTERLE |
| 1847 - Jas. C. ALLEN | 1931-1932 - E.J. BLACKERT |
| 1848-1849 - J.O. WHEELER | 1932 - Jake HUMMEL (last of year) |
| 1850 - Felix B. WEBB | 1933-1946 - Ben T. JORDAN |
| 1851 - Jacob B. PRICE | 1947-1952 - H. W. GRIFFITH |
| 1852 - Richard OWENS | 1953-1956 - Cliff BERKMAN |
| 1853 - A.C. BEATY | 1957-1960 - W. R. McCRIGHT |
| 1854 - John A. CUNNINGHAM | 1961-1963 - Joe KELLY |
| 1855 - Geo. W. PALMER | 1963-1972 - Kemper WILLIAMS, Jr. |
| 1856-1857 - Wm. MILLER | 1973-1978 - C.C. CARSNER, Jr. |
| 1858 - Johnson J. ROSELL | 1979-1980 - R.E. HOBBS |
| 1859 - A. LOWE | 1981-1986 - Ted B. REED |
| 1860 - R.D.J. HATFIELD | 1987-1989 - John E. BLACKALLER |
| 1861-1862 - Johnson J. ROSELL | 1990-1994 - Ted B. REED |
| 1863-1864 - Sam A. WHITE | 1995 to present - Gary MIDDLETON |
| 1865 - J.J. LINN | |
| 1866-1869 - H.E. BRADFORD | |
| 1869 - J.P. KEAN (last of year) | |
| 1870 - W.G. THORNTON | |
| 1871 - John MAHON | |
| 1872 - Wm. BILLINGS | |
| 1873 - A. LOWE | |
| 1874 - Wm. SOUTHERLAND | |
| 1875 - Wm. BILLINGS | |
| 1876 - Geo. WILLIAMS | |
| 1877 - Chas. MALITZ | |
| 1878-1883 - no records | |
| 1884 - N.A. THOMPSON | |
| 1885 - I.P. KIBBE | |
| 1886 - B.F. WILLIAMS | |
| 1887-1888 - Isaac Augustus HEATH | |
| 1889-1891 - B.F. WILLIAMS | |
| 1892-1893 - Isaac Augustus HEATH | |
| 1894-1895 - J.A. MUNN | |
| 1896-1898 - B.F. WILLIAMS | |
| 1899-1902 - K.J. SCHNEIDER | |
| 1902 - E.L. DUNLAP (last of year) | |
| 1903-1905 -L.A. FRITZ |
Former Postmasters
CITY OF VICTORIA
(For other towns in Victoria County, see below.)From 1824 until 1888, there are no records of mail service. It is assumed that mail was carried by horseback, stagecoach & riverboat. The first post office was founded in a log cabin in 1838, with James A. MOODY as postmaster. The post office was established in 1846. Rural delivery was started in 1905, with city delivery beginning in 1909.
The Post Office has occupied 10 local sites. The original bilding was the site of the present Morris Kamin residence at 307 S. Bridge. Federal troops destroyed this building during their occupation at the end of the Civil War. The second post office was on the present site of One O Connor Plaza at 106 w. Forrest. The third was at 205 S. Bridge. The fourth location was in the 100 block of S. Main. The fifth location was across the street from the present McFaddin Building. The sixth was 116 E. Constitution. The seventh was in the 100 block of S. Liberty. Eighth was at 110 E. Santa Rosa. The ninth was built in 1913 at William and Constitution and was occupied until 1961 when the present building was built at 312 S. Main.
| Postmaster | Date Appointed |
|---|---|
| James A. MOODY | May 22, 1846 |
| James J. HALL | October 18, 1885 |
| John H. THURMOND | January 5, 1866 |
| Reverend Alfred KING | November 23, 1867 |
| Henry F. KUHNE | April 25, 1870 |
| William BILLINGS | February 15, 1876 |
| Thomas R. COCKE | May 18, 1885 |
| Hiram CLARK | January 9, 1890 |
| Charles A. WERTHEIMER | March 5, 1894 |
| Frederick C. GROTHAUS | March 13, 1899 |
| Edward H. CLARK | April 30, 1900 |
| Edward R. FLEMING | July 25, 1913 |
| Edward M. TRACY (Acting) | October 11, 1922 |
| Edward TRACY | December 19, 1923 |
| George IRELAND (Acting) | November 19, 1926 |
| George IRELAND | February 11, 1927 |
| Leopold MORRIS (Acting) | December 16, 1935 |
| Leopold MORRIS | January 31, 1936 |
Other Victoria County Towns
For Postmasters in other town in Victoria County, see Postmasters & Post Offices of Victoria Co." by Jim Wheat.Towns included are:
ANAQUA, 1852-1919; ARENOSA (ARINOSA), 1851-1881; BLOOMINGTON, 1907-1931; CARLOS, 1886; CARSNER (?), 1892-1893; COLLETTOVILLE, 1875-1877, DACOSTA, 1903-1921; FORDTRAN, 1898-1917; GARCITAS, 1854; GUADALUPE, 1850-1852 & 1897-1901; HOLLUB, 1895-1900; INEZ, 1884-1927; JASMINE, 1895-1908; KEMPER CITY, 1860-1909; MARIANNA, 1907-1923; McFADDIN, 1923; MISSION VALLEY, 1854-1927; NURSERY, 1884-1929; PLACEDO, 1906-1908; PLACEDO JUNCTION, 1911-1921; RAISIN, 1892-1914; and TELFERNER, 1908-1928.
Former Sheriffs
OF THE REPUBLIC1838-1839 - Malcom M. JOHNSON
1839-1841 - L. MCDONALD
1841-1843 - Daniel MCDONALD
1843-1845 - Thomas COSTELLO
1845-1846 - Daniel MCDONALD
OF THE STATE
| 1846-1847 - James T. PEARSON | 1886-1892 - C.L. THURMOND, Sr. |
| 1847-1852 - A. S. THURMOND | 1892-1896 - H.D. SULLIVAN |
| 1852-1854 - Jas. W. CUNNINGHAM | 1896-1902 - W.R. CALLENDAR |
| 1854-1856 - Robert W. TURNER | 1902 - E.W. KLEIN (offices of sheriff & tax collector
separated. Klein became tax collector.) |
| 1856-1858 - John FIELD | 1902-1906 - George H. HECK |
| 1858-1862 - G.J. HAMPTON | 1906-1920 - Robert S. WEISIGER |
| 1862-1863 - Hugh P. JORDAN & A.F. HALL | 1920-1928 - Louis O. HUDLER |
| 1863-1865 - Wm. W. DEVINEY (DENNING?) | 1928-1934 - Robert S. WEISIGER |
| 1865-1866 - John L. CUNNINGHAM | 1936-1937 - S.R. WEISIGER |
| 1866-1868 - Harold GARNETT | 1937-1941 - R.A. ROGAN |
| 1868-1869 - M. STUART | |
| 1869 - W.M. HAMMOND | |
| 1869-1870 - Charles R. ALDEN | |
| 1870 - W.T. VAN NORMAN | |
| 1870-1873 - C. CARSNER | |
| 1873-1874 - T.W. PEARSON | |
| 1874-1880 - C.L. THURMOND | |
| 1880-1882 - J.E.J. MOODY | |
| 1882-1886 - F.A. FENNER | |
| 1886 - Charles MALITZ |
Former District Attorneys
OF THE REPUBLIC1838-1843 - John D. MORRIS
1843-1844 - A. NEIL
1844-1845 - J.L. HEWITT
1845 - Thomas NEWCOMB
OF THE STATE
| 1846-1848 - C.W. PETERSON | 1919-1921 - Wayne DAVIS |
| 1848-1854 - W.S. GLASS | 1921-1925 - R.L. DANIEL |
| 1854-1856 - R.E. WILLIAMS | 1925-1929 - J.V. VANDENBERGE, Jr. |
| 1856-1858 - John L. HARPER | 1929-1934 - Howard P. GREEN |
| 1858-1862 - Wm. TATE | 1939 - Frank MARTIN |
| 1862-1864 - Volney ELLIS | |
| 1864-1866 - ___ JOHNSON | |
| 1866-1870 - Samuel G. LACKEY | |
| 1870-1872 - Osceola ARCHER | |
| 1872-1873 - John S. GIVENS | |
| 1873-1878 - William H. CRAIN | |
| 1878-1879 - L.H. BROWNE | |
| 1879-1893 - S.F. GRIMES | |
| 1893-1897 - A.B. DAVIDSON | |
| 1897-1904 - J.V. VANDENBERGE | |
| 1904-1908 - G.E. POPE | |
| 1908-1910 - Geo. H. SCHLEICHER | |
| 1910-1914 - Guy MITCHELL | |
| 1914-1917 - Wayne DAVIS | |
| 1917-1919 - August HARTMAN |
Former Doctors
This extraction of doctor's names is from "300 Years in Victoria County", by Roy Grimes, 1985. Thanks to Billye Jackson for researching this.(See also an item from THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE on fees below.
- Dr. J. B. P. JANUARY, b 1811, in Ky, practiced abt. 1836, the first doctor associated with the new county.
- Dr. WELLINGTON, practiced Kemper City abt. 1836 & 1840, pre Victoria.
- Dr. WEBB, here abt 1838.
- Dr. John B. RAGLAND, s/o William RAGLAND, who came to Victoria abt 1845.
- Dr. Thomas R. COCKE, b 1816, Springfield, Washington, KY., to Victoria abt 1846. He was the father of Mrs. THOMAS J. STERNE of Victoria
- Dr. J. E. SUTTON, from Ky, in 1848.
- Dr. HUGHES, came abt 1852, practiced until the Civil War.
- Dr. Sherman GOODWIN, came first in 1850, went home to Sandusky, Ohio for his family, returned 1851. Foster brother of Gen. W. T. Sherman.
- Dr. Joel L. BONNEY (Bonny) came from Maine, no date, but died around 1851.
- Dr. Ben T. DAVIS, came abt 1853.
- Dr. Joseph WEISIGER, b 1794, in Ky, to Victoria in 1852.
- Dr. Heinrich FISCHER, b Germany, 1817, came in 1856.
- Dr. W. J. THORNSTON, to Victoria 1854.
- Dr. Charles WEISING b 1826, Germany, came 1856.
- Dr. Robert BELLO, came 1857.
- Dr. E. H. SMITH, b San Augustine, (Republic of TX), 1831came in 1858.
- Dr. William G. THORNTON, from Galveston to Victoria, soon after the Civil War.
- Dr. Thomas G. DUNCAN, came during Civil War.
- Dr. John S. CURD, came from VA, practiced during Civil War period.
- Dr. William H. SUTHERLAND, from Ky in 1867.
- Dr. T. W. MOORE came from LaGrange, TX, abt 1878.
- Dr. Abner S. CROCKER, no date, but mentioned as pioneer "horseback" doctor.
- Dr. R. R. HOPKINS, native of New Orleans, La, to Victoria in 1880.
- Dr. Joseph V. HOPKINS, died about 1966
- Dr. P. STAMMER, came around the 1880's.
- Dr. Theo SCHULTZE practiced from 1881-1885.
- Dr. Max URWITZ, from Germany, to Victoria 1882.
- Dr. M. F. MUNSON, from PA, to Victoria 1882.
- Dr. L. DUNCAN, from KY, to Victoria 1882.
- Dr. E. S. BOATNER, practiced about 1895.
- Dr. GARRISON, came in late 1880's, or early 1890's.
- Dr. E. M. SHAW, came in 1890's.
- Dr. J. L. LINCECUM, from a family of TX physicians, came early 1890's.
- Dr. G. B. TOWNSEND here during 1880's, was a Negro doctor.
- Dr. John H. WILKINS, began practice in 1890's, was a Negro doctor.
- Dr. Fred B. SHIELDS, from family of doctors, b 1875, Crawfordville, GA. To Victoria 1894, began practicing about 1900.
- Dr. Allen SHIELDS, son of Dr. Fred B. SHIELDS, practiced until died in 1950's.
- Dr. George SHIELDS, son of Dr. Fred B. SHIELDS, practicing still in 1966.
- Dr. Allen H. SHIELDS, son of Dr.Allan SHIELDS, practicing still in 1966.
- Dr. Ted SHIELDS, son of Dr. Allan SHIELDS.
- Dr. Daniel H. BRAMAN, from Matagorda County, TX, to Victoria abt 1890.
- Dr. William L. WARD, native of Alabama, to Victoria in 1890.
- Dr. R. W. WARD, son of Dr. William L. WARD, began practice in Victoria in 1920.
- Dr. William T. DETAR, from Boone, Iowa, came 1895.
- Dr. Webb T. DETAR, son of Dr. Willam T. DETAR, came here to practice, 1925.
- Dr. Webb T. DETAR, son and grandson, practicing 1966.
- Dr. Mervin RIVES, native of Mission Valley, Victoria Co., practiced during 1890's.
- Dr. DOLD, brother-in-law of Dr. Mervin RIVES, practiced Mission Valley. (about same time)
- Dr. Wesley A. RAPE, b 1864, Nacogdoches Co., TX, came 1894.
- Dr. Hugh W. CROUSE came 1896 or 1897.
- Dr. William C. SWAIN, from Galveston, came 1898.
- Dr. J. L. SMITH, from GA in 1900.
- Dr. Heaton SMITH, son of Dr. J. L. SMITH, practicing 1966.
- Dr. F. L. SARGENT, came early 1900's.
- Dr. Edmund A. MALSCH, from Houston to Victoria, 1903.
- Dr. Oscar S. McMULLEN, native of Arkansas, came 1907.
- Dr. J. G. PETTIT, of Fannin, unknown date of beginning of Victoria practice, died 1921.
- Dr. Louis J. SPIVAK, native of Philadelphia, PA, came 1913.
- Dr S. G. BEATY, native of Austin, began practice here in 1916.
- Dr. J. T. BORDEN was here for a while before going into WW1.
- Dr. Lytoon G. AMENT, from Laredo, came shortly before WW1.
- Dr. S. E. McCULLY, native of Ontario, Canada, came 1918.
- Dr. J. O. HICKS, came after WW1.
- Dr. J. A. MALONE, began practice about 1920.
- Dr. J. H. LANDER, of MS, came abt 1919 or 1920.
- Dr Roy L. LANDER, son of Dr. J. H. LANDER, practiced until his death in 1965.
- Dr. M. McD. WHITEMAN
- Dr. F. SCHULTZ
- Dr. John MOORE
- Dr. E. R. THURBER
- Dr. THISTLE
- Dr. LEE
- Dr. YERWOOD
- Dr. D. GOODSON
- Dr. WHITTIER
FROM THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, APRIL 15, 1909:
We, the undersigned physicians of Victoria, Texas, hereby agree that beginning on the first day of May, 1909, will charge a fee of $2.00 for day visits and $4.00 for night visits. Any visit made between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am will be considered a night visit. Obstetrical cases, $25.00 and up. Office consultation, $1.00 and up.
| R.R. HOPKINS | THOS. G. DUNCAN | F.B. SHIELDS |
| D.H. BRAMAN | Oscar S. McMULLEN | E.A. MALSCH |
| J.L. SMITH | J.L. LINCECUM | W.T. DeTAR |
| W.L. WARD | WESLEY A. RAPE |